Sites and Monument Record: Haymarket Train Shed, SRPS (SMR 303)
Description
8 bays of former 12 bay shed re-erected at Bo'ness. Fluted cast iron columns support elliptical arched arcade with decorative spandrels. N arcade now filled with boarding. Tie rods of roof structure secured with ornate struts, apex of each truss incorporates pendant anthemion. Shallow slate roof.
Object detail
Cast iron columns and arched spans support the trainshed roof, which is slated on wooden sarking in the standard Scottish manner. The roof trusses are of wrought iron tension members and cast iron posts, and all the ironwork is detailed in a light classical style. At Bo'ness, as at Haymarket, there are no smoke ventilators, though smoke troughs have been added to reduce soiling from locomotive exhausts.
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